As a Lakeshore Learning blog ambassador, I get to sample products each month, providing my honest review of the materials. I have selected items with a special education classroom in mind. Growing up in Far West Texas, it was a five-hour round trip to nearest toy store. It wasn’t until I left for college that I realized not everyone’s trip… Read More

Today’s guest blogger, Taylor McFerren, is a Kindergarten and 1st grade ESE teacher in Tampa, FL. Taylor graduated from the University of South Florida and has been teaching for two years. Hey y’all! I am Taylor from @rainbowsinsped and I am here to talk about how I organize the Made for Me Literacy curriculum! I am currently… Read More

Gabrielle Dixon (Teaching Special Thinkers) and I met at the Teachers Pay Teachers conference in 2017 where we quickly bonded over our shared love for teaching special education, and our passion for creating meaningful, adapted resources. Our experience with teaching in self-contained special education classrooms gave us first-hand knowledge of the challenge it is to find engaging and appropriate materials… Read More

Today’s guest blogger, Dana Howell, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who taught regular education, and special education. Dana has also been a paraprofessional and a speech-language pathology assistant. Her company, Behavioral Interventions And Solutions, creates ABA resources that empower parents with affordable and easy to use tools for managing challenging behaviors. At the start of the 2016-2017 school year… Read More

I am a 2018 blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning. I am compensated for my work and received products free of charge. All products were hand-selected by me with a special education classroom in mind, and opinions are 100% mine. If you’re a teacher on social media, you’ve probably spotted tons of Lakeshore Learning products in your newsfeed. But why are educators so… Read More

I have wonderful news! One of my favorite bloggers, and Teachers Pay Teachers authors, Gabrielle, and I have teamed up to bring you some wonderful new products! Gabrielle’s Teaching Special Thinkers has always been one of my go to blogs! Before I met Gabrielle at the Teachers Pay Teachers conference in 2017, I had been using her TPT products for years. As… Read More

For those of you who have disabled children know the feel when people look but aren’t sure how to interact with your kiddo. This Winnie the Pooh melted my heart and knew exactly what to do! He spent 10+ minutes with our little guy and he loved every second of it.😍